Dedication. 
THE first of these Memoirs was dedicated to Mr. JoHNn FELL, the first and only Chairman 
of the Lancashire Sea-Fisheries Committee, and at present Chairman of the Lancashire 
and Western Committee. We desire to dedicate this second Memoir 
To 
THE MEMBERS OF THAT JOINT COMMITTEE, 
who have known and approved of our work in the District, and to whom, both individually 
and collectively, we are indebted for much valuable support and encouragement. We wish 
to dedicate this book to the Members of the Committee because we trust that some parts of 
its contents may, on occasions, be a help to them, and that it may fill a want as a work 
of reference on the Fish and Fisheries of the District. That it may be of use to Fishermen 
and others at home, and of interest to Sea-Fisheries Authorities and scientific men abroad, 
is the sincere hope of the Authors. 
W. A. HERDMAN, 
R. A. DAWSON. 
December, 1901 
